How to make a picture a link in google slides

It is preferred to use hyperlinks as having a URL in plain sight in a presentation isn’t particularly appealing, and it may detract from a great, well-organized piece of work. 

In this Google Slides tutorial, you’ll learn how to include hyperlinks to other web pages, websites, multimedia resources, or even additional slides in the same presentation. 

1. Add a hyperlink to the external link

2. Add a hyperlink to an object, image, or text on another slide in the same presentation

Let’s learn how to add a hyperlink to the external link:

Step 1 – First of all, open your presentation in Google Slides.

Step 2 – Select an element on your slide in which you want to insert a hyperlink.

Insert > Link

Step 3 – Paste the link in the box and click on ‘Apply.’

Now, we will see how to add a link to an object, image or the text for another slide in the same presentation.

Step 1 – Select the element and insert the link.

Insert > Link

Step 2 – Now, click on ‘Slides in presentation’ at the bottom of the box.

Step 3 – Here, you can select the slide that you wish to link to that object.

As you can see, hyperlinks are not only an important aspect of any presentation, but they are also quite simple to integrate. 

Check out this amazing video tutorial for a better understanding!



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In Google Slides, you can easily turn any text or object into a link, and linking between slides is a powerful feature with lots of possibilities. 

Watch the video below to learn how to use this feature to create an interactive presentation.

Creating an interactive presentation

In this lesson, you are going to learn how to create an interactive presentation about the solar system. Along the way, you will learn how to turn text into links, how to turn part of your slide into a link, how to edit links, and more.

Open our example file if you'd like to work along with the lesson. Make sure you're signed in to Google, then click File > Make a copy. 

You can view the finished product to see what the presentation will look like when we're done.

Turning text into a link to another slide

To build our interactive presentation, we will begin by creating a link from the Jupiter slide back to the home slide.

1. Select the text that you want to turn into a link.
   
2. Right-click and choose Link. You can also use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+K or Command+K if you're using a Mac.
   
3. A dialog box will open. If you want to link to an external website, you can add a URL, but to link to another slide within your presentation, click Slides in this presentation.
   
4. Choose the slide that you want the text to link to. In our example, we'll select First Slide.
   
5. Click Apply.
   
6. Your text is now a link. Notice that the text formatting has changed. You can use the toolbar to change it back if you want, but this formatting is helpful because it lets people know that the text is clickable.
   

Selecting a linked object

Whenever you select an object that has a link, a dialog box will appear. From this dialog, you can click the remove link icon, click the pencil icon to edit the link, click the copy icon, or click the name to go to the link.

Turning part of your slide into a link

Now, we are going to turn Jupiter into a link that takes users to the Jupiter slide. This is going to be a little tricky because this entire slide is a single image, which means that you can't actually select the planet. 

Fortunately, there is a workaround. We are going to create a transparent shape and place it over Jupiter. Then, we will add a link to that shape. This technique allows you to turn any part of your slide into a link.

1. Click the Shape command, hover over Shapes, and choose the circle. 
   
2. Click and drag to draw the shape.
   
3. Move and resize the circle as needed so that it lines up with Jupiter.
   
4. On the toolbar, click the Fill color command then choose Transparent.
   
5. On the toolbar, click the Border color command then choose Transparent.
   
6. Now, you have an invisible object on top of Jupiter. With the object selected, add a link using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+K or Command+K.
   
7. In the dialog box, click the Slides in this presentation drop-down menu and choose the Jupiter slide.
   
8. Click Apply.
   

Copying, pasting, and editing links

Creating a new transparent shape for every planet would take a long time. It's much quicker to copy and paste your existing shapes. 

1. Select the transparent shape.
   
2. Right-click and choose copy.
   
3. Right-click again and choose paste.
   
4. To edit the link, click the pencil icon. Alternatively, you can right-click and choose link just like we did before.
   
5. Click the Slides in this presentation drop-down menu and choose the correct slide.
   
6. Click Apply.
   
7. Move and resize the shape so that it lines up with another planet.
   

Testing your links

It's important to test your links before sharing your presentation. Click Present to start the presentation.

The cursor changes when you hover over part of the slide that has a link.

Click a link to go to a slide.

It's a good idea to test every link in your Google Slides presentation to make sure that it leads to the correct slide.

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